Oregon High Court Declines Panel’s Certified Question In COVID-19 Coverage Suit

Mealey's (May 15, 2023, 5:18 PM EDT) -- SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court declined to accept the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ certified question asking whether “the actual or potential presence of the COVID-19 virus on an insured's premises constitute ‘direct physical loss or damage to property’ for purposes of coverage under a commercial property insurance policy.”...